Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Guest Post ~ The Bride Takes A Powder ~ Jane Leopold Quinn

The Bride Takes a
Powder features a big city runaway bride and a small town English teacher
whose family also owns a local bar. Norah opens her eyes on the train and sees
a sign—Birchwood Falls-You've Come Home. This is where I thought of the musical
Brigadoon, which I finally saw on
stage last summer after waiting for decades. I know all the music and lyrics to
this play. It was all I could do not to sing aloud in the theater. Brigadoon is about a magical Scottish
town that appears from the mist one day every century. "Two weary
hunters" come upon the town and its inhabitants, and love and music
ensues.

Anyway, back to my story—taking that as an omen, she climbs
off the train and finds a completely different life from what she's used to.
Mike remembers the new woman in town from college, but back then she was way
out of his league. Norah doesn't plan to let another man—no matter how sweet,
smart and sexy—get close enough to hurt her again. But Mike's passionate
pursuit of her, the way he seems to know just how to arouse her, awakens a sexual
hunger she didn't know she had.

I've always loved the idea of small towns.I grew up in one but have lived in the big
city for more years than I did in the small town.I'm not sure I could re-acclimate to a small
town after all these years, so I'll write about them and about the people who
live there.

The Bride Takes a
Powder is a companion novel to The
Gunny & The Jazz Singer. Both books take place in Birchwood Falls. I
created the small town, and because I love birch trees I named it Birchwood Falls
and even drew a site plan for the town. The inspiration for the map came from
Jan Karon's Mitford series. If you've read her books you know the main
character is an Episcopal priest so very different types of books from what I
write. But I do love the maps of Mitford in the front of the books.

Here's the official blurb -

When her fiancé is busted at a gentlemen's club, Norah
Ballard calls off the wedding. Shocked and humiliated, she takes the first
train out of Chicago and ends up in a picturesque small town called Birchwood
Falls.

Michael Banning spots the new woman in town and recognizes
her from college. She's even more gorgeous and sophisticated now. He's no
longer the nerd he was back then, and now that she's on his turf, he's going to
touch and taste every sleek, beautiful inch of her. Whatever her reason is for
being in his town, he'll fulfill all her desires so she never wants to leave.

Norah doesn't plan to let another man—no matter how sweet,
smart and sexy—get close enough to hurt her again. But Mike's passionate
pursuit of her, the way he seems to know just how to arouse her, awakens a
sexual hunger she didn't know she had.

Author's Note:This book was originally published as The
Real Deal.

It now has a new
title and new cover.

An R-rated excerpt -

"Mike, touch me," she huskily demanded.

"Oh, baby, yes. He kissed the smooth softness, nibbling
his way along the edge of the material. Through the lace he brushed his finger
over a nipple, as hard as a gemstone. He heard her sharp huff of breath that
focused all his conscious attention on that little erect bud. Squeezing it, he
hoped the friction of the lace aroused her as much as she was arousing him.

"Mike…"

Yes. Her moan told him everything. She cupped the mound in
her palm, offering him her breast. "Please touch me. Suck my nipple."
Her eyes now pled her need.

"My pleasure." Front bra clasp. Hallelujah! He
flicked the lace cups apart and sucked the pale bud into his mouth.

"God," she whimpered, arching, pushing his nose
into the soft pillow of her flesh.

Embracing her other breast in his hand, he suckled her
nipple until she writhed against him, cupping his ears to hold him there. Oh,
baby, I'm not going anywhere.

Except… Enough of this. He lifted her, placing her gently on
the bed. "I need to see all of you, darlin'." Desperately. Peeling
her blouse off her shoulders, down her arms, he started on the closure of her
jeans, got the zipper open and felt his heart stutter. Be cool. Remember
foreplay. Matching yellow lacy panties. "Norah Ballard, I applaud your
underwear," he breathed

She giggled.

He glanced up, her stomach bounced with her chuckles, but
his smile died at the sight of her naked from her panties up. "Oh
God." She watched him, her arms at her sides, fingers clutching the
bedding. Every man's wet dream, the sight of her bra open and fallen to her
sides, of her beautiful breasts with their pretty puckered tips, smooth skin
flowing down a flat belly, and lace panties covering her mound, constricted his
throat. Kneeling back, he slid her high heels and jeans off in one fell swoop,
and tossed them on the floor.

Lace covered fair pubic hair, and the crotch of her panties
looked damp. "Whoa, baby." Through the sheer material he could see
puffy swollen lips and a pink clit. He couldn't take his eyes off her. His
mouth watered with wanting to taste her pussy, to claim those soft puffy lips,
to suckle her. He choked back an inconvenient laugh. Nothing was funny about
this. It was amazing and intense.

"What's the matter?" she whispered.

"Nothing, honey. You're the sexiest thing I've ever
seen." He traced a forefinger over the elastic slung low across her belly,
then drew a finger along the the slit between the thick springy pussy hairs.

"Oh," came out on a soft breath.

There seemed to be some confusion mixed in with arousal. Did
she truly not understand how hot she looked? Well, he was here to show her, and
he honestly didn't care if she ever touched him. He was going to concentrate on
her body, soft and firm, quivering in arousal.

The companion book, The
Gunny & The Jazz Singer, stars Marc, a Marine, who after a decade at
war comes home to investigate his parents' mysterious deaths. Beautiful jazz
singer Phoebe hungers for fame and craves love. Despite their differing paths,
they give in to their sizzling attraction. Will their passion turn deadly when
the killer decides two murders might not have been enough? This book is
available here - http://amzn.com/B017X3K5L0.

About Jane

Sensual fantasies were locked in my mind for years until a
friend said, "Why don't you write them down?" Why not, indeed? One
spiral notebook, a pen, and the unleashing of my imagination later, and here I
am with nineteen books published. The craft of writing sensual romance has
become my passion and my niche in life. I love every part of the creative
process—developing characters, designing the plot, even drawing the layout of
physical spaces from my stories. My careers have been varied—third grade school
teacher, bookkeeper, secretary—none of which gave me a bit of inspiration. But
now I'm lucky enough to write romance full time—the best job in the universe!
And I'm fortunate enough to have found my own happily ever after love.